Fall 2018 - EASC 401 D100
Mineral Deposits (3)
Class Number: 1027
Delivery Method: In Person
Overview
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Course Times + Location:
Sep 4 – Dec 3, 2018: Mon, Wed, 9:30–10:20 a.m.
Burnaby -
Exam Times + Location:
Dec 12, 2018
Wed, 12:00–3:00 p.m.
Burnaby
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Instructor:
Daniel Marshall
marshall@sfu.ca
1 778 782-5474
Office: TASC 1 Room 7231
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Prerequisites:
EASC 201, 204, 208, 301 and 311. All with a grade of C- or better.
Description
CALENDAR DESCRIPTION:
The petrology and genesis of metalliferous ore deposits; description of classic ore deposits; the occurrence and exploitation of industrial and non-metallic minerals.
COURSE DETAILS:
Principles:
· Elementary Mineral Economics
· Nature and Morphology of Principal Ore Deposit Types
· Major Theories of Ore Genesis
· Textures and Structures of Ore and Gangue Minerals, Fluid Inclusions, Wall Rock Alteration.
· Geothermobarometry, Paragenetic Sequences, Zoning and Isotopic Studies of Ore Deposits
Examples of Major Ore Deposits Types:
· Historical Classification of Ore Deposits
· Syngenetic
-Volcanogenic Massive Sulphide (VMS)
-Sedex -Mississippi Valley Type (MVT)and Irish Type
· Felsic Igneous Associated
-Porphyries
-Epithermal Deposits
-Pegmatites / Greisens
-Skarns
· Mafic Igneous Associated
-Cu-Ni-PGE (Sudbury-Norlsk)
-Kimberlites
· Metamorphic Related Deposits
-Au veins
-IOCG deposits?
-Ag veins
-Emerald veins
-Sapphire veins
· Residual Deposits and Supergene Enrichment
-Laterites / Placers
Mineralization in Space and Time:
· Global Distribution of Ore Deposits: Metallogenic Provinces, Epochs and Plate Tectonics
· Ore Mineralization Through Geological Time
COURSE-LEVEL EDUCATIONAL GOALS:
Letter Grades
A+: 90-100 % A : 85-89.99 % A- : 80-84.99 %
B+: 77-79.99 % B : 73-76.99 % B- : 70-72.99 %
C+: 67-69.99 % C : 63-66.99 % C- : 60-62.99 %
D: 50 – 59.99 %
Grading
- Midterm Examination 10%
- Laboratory Assignments 15%
- Microscopy Exam 10%
- Final Lab Examination 15%
- Poster 15%
- Final Exam / Participation 35%
NOTES:
Absence from class or from lab can make learning the course material difficult and thus missing class or labs may result in missed material and poorer grades. The Professor and the Teaching Assistant (s) are unable to provide individual tutoring for students who miss classes or labs.
Materials
RECOMMENDED READING:
Course Text: Selected Readings. This course will be partially a seminar based. Participation marks will be based on students’ ability to read, ask questions on, and make presentations on, and discuss assigned reading.
Registrar Notes:
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